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In last last month’s month’s budget budget report report In SchoolDistrict District51 51secretary-treasursecretary-treasurSchool Jeannette Hanlon Hanlon indicated indicated the the erer Jeannette district had had aa budget budget surplus surplus ofof district
$1,297,000,though thoughthe theterm termsurplus surplus $1,297,000, wasmisleading. misleading. was “Wedo dohave haveaasurplus,” surplus,”Hanlon Hanlon “We said.“We’ve “We’verecognized recognizedopportuniopportunisaid. tiesfor forefficiencies efficienciesand, and,when whenwe’ve we’ve ties seenthem, them,we wedon’t don’twait, wait,we wetake take seen advantageofofthem.” them.” advantage
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By doing doing so so over over the the years, years, By Hanlon said said the the district district has has been been Hanlon abletotosave saveup upmoney moneythat thatcan canbe be able usedininthe thefuture futureas asthe thedistrict’s district’s used enrolmentdrops dropsand, and,subsequently, subsequently, enrolment everyyear yearits itsbudget budgetisiscut. cut. every projectedloss lossofoftwo twoper percent cent AAprojected
student population population every every year year ofof student means substantial substantial losses losses inin minisminismeans tryfunding, funding,which whichisisbased basedon onthe the try numberofoffull-time-equivalent full-time-equivalentstustunumber dents (two (two half-time half-time students students dents equalsone onefull-time full-timestudent). student). equals
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Citycouncil councilcouldn’t couldn’tstem stemthe thetide tideofofpublic publicopinion opinion City duringthe thelast lastquestion questionperiod periodas asseven sevendifferent differentspeakspeakduring ers got got up up toto talk talk about about and and mostly mostly admonish admonish the the ers upcomingwater watermeter meterinstallation. installation. upcoming Theinterest interestcame cameafter afterthe thecity cityhosted hostedan anopen openhouse house The onJan. Jan.22 22about aboutthe thewater watermeters, meters,which whichwill willstart starttotobe be on installedininthe thespring. spring. installed FrankTriveri Triveriwas wasthe thefirst firstspeaker speakerand andhe heproposed proposed Frank that council council should should have have aa referendum referendum vote vote on on water water that meters.AAcrowd crowdofofabout about15 15ininthe theaudience audienceall allcheered cheered meters. whenTriveri Triveribrought broughtup upthe thereferendum. referendum. when Healso alsoquestioned questionedwhether whethercouncilors councilorswho whodid didnot not He liveininGrand GrandForks Forksshould shouldbe bevoting votingon onsuch suchan animporimporlive tantissue. issue. tant Another speaker, speaker, Donna Donna Semenoff, Semenoff, said said she she reprerepreAnother sentedaanumber numberofofpeople peopleininthe thecommunity communitywho whowere were sented concernedwith withthe theradiation radiationcoming comingfrom fromthe themeters, meters, concerned and how how rates rates will will change change for for customers, customers, particularly particularly and thosewho whoare are‘green’ ‘green’and andare aretrying tryingtotoraise raisetheir theirown own those fruitand andvegetables. vegetables.She Shealso alsocalled calledfor foraareferendum. referendum. fruit Semenofftold toldthe theGazette Gazetteafter afterthe themeeting meetingthat thatshe she Semenoff wasconcerned concernedabout abouther herhealth healthand andthe thehealth healthofofother other was residents. residents.
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GrandForks Forksresident residentFrank FrankTriveri Triveri(right) (right)was wasone oneofofseveral several Grand peoplewho whospoke spokeup upatatthe theGrand GrandForks Forkscity citycouncil councilmeetmeetpeople ingon onMonday Mondayagainst againstthe thewater watermeter meterinstallation installationproject. project. ing
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